Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 1-0 win over Maccabi Netanya on Saturday completed the regular season without a defeat for the defending league champions. The playoff phase that will determine the champions will now involve the top six finishers, while the bottom eight will play to avoid relegation.
Maccabi have confirmed their position at the top of the standings and are nine points ahead of second-placed Maccabi Haifa, although they can reduce the gap back to six points if they beat Hapoel Beersheba in their final regular season fixture on Sunday.
The tentative dates for Maccabi’s fixtures is as follows. Some tweaks to the schedule are still possible, however.
Round 27, March 7: Maccabi Tel Aviv v. Hapoel Haifa, Bloomfield
Round 28, March 14: Maccabi Tel Aviv v. Maccabi Haifa, Bloomfield
Round 29, April 4: Beitar Jerusalem/ Hapoel Beersheba v. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Teddy / Turner Stadium
Round 30, April 11: Maccabi Tel Aviv v. Hapoel Beersheba/Beitar Jerusalem, Bloomfield
Round 31, April 18: Hapoel Tel Aviv v. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Bloomfield
Round 32, April 25: Hapoel Haifa v. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Sammy Ofer
Round 33, May 2: Maccabi Haifa v. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Sammy Ofer
Round 34, May 9: Maccabi Tel Aviv v. Beitar Jerusalem/Hapoel Beersheba, Bloomfield
Round 35, May 16: Hapoel Beersheba/Beitar Jerusalem v. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Turner / Teddy Stadium
Round 36, May 23: Maccabi Tel Aviv v. Hapoel Tel Aviv, Bloomfield
